Two Years in Kyrgyzstan

Zamanbap Concert- Jacob and I love this Kyrgyz rap group Zamanbap and we jumped at the chance to see them at a cafe at the beginning of the month. What we didn’t realize was that it wasn’t just Zamanbap performing it was actually a ton of our favorite Kyrgyz singers performing with them. We had…

Fair warning it’s almost exclusively music. Touch by Little Mix- I’m a huge fan of Little Mix. I think they’re so cool and I’m always down with a girl group. This song is SO catchy and the music video is so so so good. Paris Goebel did the choreography and nothing is better than that….

March 8th is International Women’s Day. It’s a day for women around the world to have a day just for us. Granted I think everyday should be Women’s Day but that’s just me. Kyrgyzstan takes this day very seriously and it’s my favorite holiday in country. Women in Kyrgyzstan are the hardest working women I’ve…

This month is very movie heavy just a warning. The Oscars were this month and we always do an Oscars ballot so I watched them all. Hidden Figures- This was just like too good. The cast was exceptional and it was a look into a world of not only women in science but black women…

So recently I got one of my wisdom teeth removed so basically for a week I was in bed icing my face in a hotel in Bishkek so this month is pretty TV heavy. Season 3 of Mozart in the Jungle- I LOVE THIS SHOW. It’s so lighthearted and fun and just enjoyable to watch….

If there’s anything I’ve done a lot of in Peace Corps during my free time it’s reading. I constantly am updating the books I have on my phone and try to spend as much time reading as possible. These are my favorite books that I read last year (some released last year and others are…

TOP 10 TIME BABY. Everyone keeps talking about what a garbage fire of a year 2016 was but like everyone calm down. I’m gonna run through my top 10 favorite moments or things about 2016. 1. Full Year in Kyrgyzstan It sometimes blows my mind that it’s been a full year that we’ve been here….

Eyelash extensions- So I’ll do a full post about this on my beauty blog but these are a life changer. Our friend Saltanat does eyelashes next door to Fat Cat and not only do I get a discount they’re WAY cheaper than getting them done in America (think $15 vs. $75). But now I don’t…

Barbara Boxer’s interview with Chelsea Handler- I was feeling wildly sad and unmotivated and in general let down with the election results. I was in a big rut and then I saw this interview and it was exactly what I needed. Barbara Boxer is an amazing woman and so is Chelsea Handler and this interview…

Alright I got a shit ton Almaty- So to celebrate Jacob’s birthday and to take the GRE we spent a long weekend in Almaty and let me tell you it was amazing. Almaty is really cool and like what Bishkek could be like in 5-10 years. It was nice to walk around cool malls with…

Why is it when you put a fried egg on top of a dish it’s all of a sudden a million times fancier than it was before? I don’t know but it’s true. Ask anyone. It’s a fact. I LIVE for putting fried eggs on top of otherwise boring dishes and it makes any meal…

YEAR TWO BABY I can’t believe we’re really looking down the home stretch of service. It’s crazy to me to be applying for jobs and teaching programs right now thinking about what the next step is. While it’s fun to start thinking about the next year and starting to get excited about the next steps there…